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The only c++98 compiler able to compile a recent gcc is gcc 4.7.4, that being written in simple and plain C. The bootstrapping project which gnu mes and co are
by sylware 4y ago
The only c++98 compiler able to compile a recent gcc is gcc 4.7.4, that being written in simple and plain C.
The bootstrapping project which gnu mes and co are part of, does plan to take over gcc 4.7.4 maintenance (a lot will have to be done, but a lot can be removed).
Yep, moving gcc from simple and plain Cto c++98 was one of the biggest mistake in open source software, ever.
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- tmtvl 4y agoFrom a maintainability perspective you're right, switching GCC from C to C++ was unfortunate, but it was done to improve type safety, which is tricky to get right in older C versions which don't have _Generic.